Iran's Nahid-2 telecommunications satellite has been launched into orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket.

Iran’s comprehensive scientific roadmap has set aerospace as a top priority goal in the country’s science and technology system given the role it plays in the development of other priority technologies.

The launch of Chamran-1 through Qaim-100 satellite carrier is part of the country's commitment to take rapid strides in its space program.

Iran is poised to launch two satellites developed by the private sector.

Pars-1 remote sensing satellite, launched into the orbit this week, is a long-running project of Iranian scientific organizations and was first announced in the early 2010s.

Continuing its incredible progress in science and technology, for the first time, Iran successfully launched three indigenous satellites – Mahda, Keyhan-2 and Hatef-1 – into space on Sunday.